Writers’ Workshop in Lincoln/Roosevelt
This year, Writers’ Workshop will begin to be implemented in all ELA classrooms.
What is Writers’ Workshop?
Writers’ Workshop is an approach to writing instruction that addresses the needs of all students in the class. Writers’ Workshop begins with a focus lesson where the teacher explicitly models the process and conventions of writing. After the focus lesson, students write independently for an extended period of time. During independent writing, the teacher confers with individual students to assess progress and provide 1:1 instruction to help students grow as writers. Sometimes the teacher may work with a small group of students who share similar writing needs during the independent writing time. Finally, Writers’ Workshop ends with a group share where students discuss and share their writing.
What do students write?
Instruction during Writers’ Workshop is organized around units of study (e.g., personal narrative, poetry, nonfiction). During a unit of study, the teacher may ask students to write in a particular genre, or practice writing techniques related to the unit of study, but specific writing topics are selected by the students based on their personal experiences and interests.
Why Writers’ Workshop?
The district has adopted the Writers’ Workshop model for a number of reasons, including the following:
The Writers’ Workshop supports and complements Readers’ Workshop
Writing craft and conventions are explicitly modeled
Assessment drives instruction
Students have choice and ownership in their writing
Experiences foster self-expression and a love of writing
What are the other literacy components in my child’s day?
Writers’ Workshop is one component of the district’s balanced approach to literacy instruction.
Interactive Read Alouds:
Allows students to experience author’s style, craft and voice.
Can emulate their favorite authors.
Writers’ Workshop:
Can complement reader’s workshop
Explore personal experiences
Application of skills
Mini-Lessons:
Grammar
Vocabulary
Spelling
Mechanics and usage
Writers’ Workshop in Lincoln/Roosevelt
This year, Writers’ Workshop will begin to be implemented in all ELA classrooms.
What is Writers’ Workshop?
Writers’ Workshop is an approach to writing instruction that addresses the needs of
all students in the class. Writers’ Workshop begins with a focus lesson where the teacher explicitly models the process and conventions of writing. After the focus lesson, students write independently for an extended period of time. During independent writing, the teacher confers with individual students to assess progress and provide 1:1 instruction to help students grow as writers. Sometimes the teacher may work with a small group of students who share similar writing needs during the independent writing time. Finally, Writers’ Workshop ends with a group share
where students discuss and share their writing.
What do students write?
Instruction during Writers’ Workshop is organized around units of study (e.g., personal narrative, poetry, nonfiction). During a unit of study, the teacher may ask students to write in a particular genre, or practice writing techniques related to the unit of study, but specific writing topics are selected by the students based on their personal experiences and interests.
Why Writers’ Workshop?
The district has adopted the Writers’ Workshop model for a number of reasons, including the following:
The Writers’ Workshop supports and complements Readers’ Workshop
Writing craft and conventions are explicitly modeled
Assessment drives instruction
Students have choice and ownership in their writing
Experiences foster self-expression and a love of writing
What are the other literacy components in my child’s day?
Writers’ Workshop is one component of the district’s balanced approach to literacy instruction.
Interactive Read Alouds:
Allows students to experience author’s style, craft and voice.
Can emulate their favorite authors.
Writers’ Workshop:
Can complement reader’s workshop
Explore personal experiences
Application of skills
Mini-Lessons:
Grammar
Vocabulary
Spelling
Mechanics and usage